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Volume 93 Number 16
Benevolence
H E R A L D
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Humanity
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Brotherhood
April 20, 2005
ISSN —07458800
JOIN HANDS DAY promotes youths and adults volunteering together What is JOIN HANDS DAY? JOIN HANDS DAY is the annual national event when Americans begin new relationships across generations. This is a day when youths and adults connect as equal partners in planning an activity that fixes or improves a local problem and affirms the values of caring and working together.
Lodges 221 and 246 Merge Members voted to merge Lodge 221, Harker Heights and Lodge 246, Morgan’s Point on April 7, 2005, at a meeting at the Lone Star Banquet Hall in Morgan’s Point. Pictured are, from left, Supreme Lodge President Brian Vanicek, Lodge 221 President Jim Wiest, Lodge 246 President Ron Cornwell, Supreme Lodge Vice Presidene Gene McBride, and District Two Director Bobby Wuensche. More on page10.
Why JOIN HANDS DAY is important Today, there’s a gap between youths and adults. Most people—adults, teens, seniors—tend to be comfortable among their peers, but not with others in different age groups. Even in the area you live in, despite this generational disconnection, there exist common threads which can link groups of
Inside Lodge 15 donates to booster club Page 8
Lodge 88 member fights another battle Page 14
District Seven Fun TOP PHOTO: Lodge 202, Jourdanton members ride the SPJST Float in the Strawberry Festival Parade in Poteet on April 9, 2005. The float received first place. More on page 12. BELOW: Orel, the SPJST mascot, greets the Lodge 107, Floresville sales representatives at the lodge’s annual banquet on April 10, 2005, in Floresville. Sales reps are, from left, Maxine Pavliska, Wendy Pruski, and District Seven Director Bob Bayer. More on page 13.
varying ages, interests and backgrounds. JOIN HANDS DAY calls you—and all Americans—to reach across generations and develop new friendships while addressing troublesome conditions right in your own neighborhood. SPJST and other volunteer centers throughout the country are serving as community facilitators to help connect individuals and groups, identify neighborhood needs and assist with community connections to civic leaders and dignitaries. Getting involved in JOIN HANDS DAY is simple. The key is finding youth or adult partners. Visit www.joinhandsday.org for more information. —SPJST—
Save the Date—May 7, 2005 JOIN HANDS DAY JOIN HANDS DAY is a national day of volunteering that brings youth and adults together to improve their own communities. A benefit of the day comes through the friendships that will be made across generations. The new partnerships will be an important first step in bringing more young people into leadership roles in many organizations. www.joinhandsday.org
Lodge 25 Youth Club celebrates holiday Page 19 Lodge 20 Youth Club plants tree Page 20
Interest Rates ................3 Family Fun Dates ..........3 Graduates Form ............3 District Meeting Info .....5 Memorial Fund...............6 Lodge Letters ................7 Death Claims ...............15 Reunions......................16 In Memoriam................16 Youth ............................17 Czech Culture..............21 Activities Calendar......22
SPJST Library, Archives and Museum Directors Meet SPJST LAM Directors met on April 13 at the SPJST Home Office in Temple. Pictured are, front, left to right, Margaret Haisler (District One), Kathryn Adamek (District Two), Nancy Wiese (District Four), and Roxanne Bertrand. Back: Jerry Milan (District Three), Fred Buri (District Five), Philip Vahalik (District Six), and Supreme Lodge President Brian Vanicek.